Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Anson had a population of 176 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Anson had a population of 2,397 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Anson, with the one closest to Anson listed first.
- Madison
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- North Anson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Starks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Starks is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Norridgewock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Mercer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mercer
- Skowhegan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Embden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Embden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- South Solon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Solon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- East New Portland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cornville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Solon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- North New Portland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allens Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Larone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Larone is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larone
- New Portland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Vineyard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Sharon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smithfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Athens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Athens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Athens is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Athens
- Fairbanks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- North Fairfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Fairfield is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Anson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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